Post by Pat (Friend) Thompson on Jun 10, 2006 21:45:56 GMT -5
Park Soldier Dies After Release From Enemy Prison Camp. Pfc. Raymond C. Friend Suffered from malnutrition and died in France on April 27 A Mountain Lake Park soldier, Pfc. Raymond C. Friend, who was a prisoner of the Germans, died in France on April 27, shortly after being released from the camp by the swift advance of the Allied armies into enemy territory. Death was due to cachexia (malnutrition), according to the telegram from army officals. His wife, Mrs. Carrie Friend, received the word on Monday, only a few days after she had received word that is release had been effected. Others Released Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey M. Friend, of Friendsville, have been notified that ther son, S/Sgt. Chauncey M. Friend, Jr., had been liberated from a German prison camp. Others mentioned in the article: Pvt. Chalres Schroyer, husband of Zeldia M., has been returned to military control and was returning to the U.S. Pfc. John E. Castilow, husband of Mrs. John E. Castilow (the former Mildred R. Lantz) was taken prisoner last September and was in the same prison cap as Sgt. Dayton S. Mosser. Both were released.